17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
At 09:25 AM 2/3/98 -0500, Michael H. Warfield wrote:
"County Mounties" is a CB (Citizens Band Radio for those not familiar with US radio) slang term in the US for local police. Conversely "Supertroupers" refers to State Patrol. The term "Smokie" (coined from the movie Smokie and the Bandit) refers to all police.
Argh - get your history right, kid! The movie Smokey and the Bandit used the already-current slang for cops, which was based on the Smokey The Bear hats that many police uniforms use. Thanks! Bill Bill Stewart, bill.stewart@pobox.com PGP Fingerprint D454 E202 CBC8 40BF 3C85 B884 0ABE 4639